Read and practice math facts (practice on www.ixl.com) and Raz-Kids for reading practice
March 26, 2013 Math tests signed and corrected Read for 20 minutes Practice multiplication facts Note going home March 11, 2013 Welcome back from March Break! I hope it was a restful one for your family. The photocopier is broken today, but should be working tomorrow. Many students will be going home without homework.
Practice multiplication (x) tables up to 5 x 5 for Gr. 3, Gr. 4- up to 9 x 9
Read
HWF due tomorrow
Math tests signed and corrected
Feb. 21, 2013
Math test rewrite test tomorrow- Unit 3- addition and subtraction-Gr.3 students who are writing for a higher mark.
Spelling test Friday--buy, by, didn't, doesn't, general, governor, one, something, sometimes, unhappiness, winner, won, your, you're
Read
Study multiplication facts (Gr. 3-up to 5 x5, Gr. 4- 9 x 9)
Jan. 30, 2013 Sorry it has been so long, but there were some problems getting logged in to the site. I will try to write as often as I can. -Spelling test Friday-new, knew, about, especially, except, know, no, really, then, usually, what, myself, probably, friendly most students have this list for the week. Some students do have a slightly different list and their words will also be in their agenda
-Study math facts-Gr. 3-subtraction, Gr. 4-multiplication
-Great website for spelling--www.spellingcity.com
-Read-record in HWF
Oct. 3, 2012
Spelling words for the week: again, because, car, clock, could, favorite, have, into, jump, kick, make, off, people, said, they, until, very, want, who. Not all students have the same list, but many have a variety of these words Agenda: Practice addition facts-let me know if you need practice sheets Read 15 minutes Magazine subscription forms going home*please sign even if you don't plan to get the magazine because the class will still get a subscription if they are returned.
Sept. 13, 2012**
Meet the Teacher tonight from 6:00-7:30
Read for 15 minutes
Today Grade Three started a Science unit on Soils. We will be examining various types of soils next week . Sept. 11, 2012
School picture orders are due Sept. 17th
School picture retakes are Oct. 24th
Read for at least 15 minutes
Sept. 10, 2012 Welcome to a new year!! As you have likely heard, we are now a Grade 3/4 split class due to the Grade 4/5 class having reached their maximum numbers. Our class now has 16 students, consisting of 12 Grade 3 students and 4 Grade 4 students. I look forward to an enjoyable year together!
There will be no homework assisgned this week, but I do ask that students read for at least 15 minutes each night. I will be sending home a recording sheet each week that they can use to record what they have been reading.
Students should be bringing home their proofs from picture day today. Payments are due back on Sept. 17th.
Feb. 9, 2012 The following students are moving on in their timed tests: Emily, Mickayla, Cameron, and Jenna. Math test tomorrow!! Students should be reviewing all concepts taught in Unit 3- Addition and Subtraction. There is a big focus on mental math in this unit. Lessons 10,11 and 12 are also very important. The book teaches several strategies for mental math as well as addition and subtraction. Feb. 6, 2012 Congratulations to the following students for moving on to the next level in their timed tests: Sierra, Mickayla, Isaac, Emily, Courtney, and Richelle Students are going home with several notes today- one is regarding our math test on Friday. Students are taking home their textbooks and can keep them to study for the week. I will project the textbook on the Smartboard in class for our class work this week. Books can come back on Friday as well as their homework. Math homework is on page 127 questions 9-16
Spelling words for the week are: at, an, man, mat, tam, tan, ant, aunt, tuna, into, unit, union, mount, nation, amount, mountain
Feb. 3, 2012 Congratulations to Courtney for being selected as Star Student!!! She will have the pizza and waffle lunch on Monday! Students moving on in their timed tests are: Sierra, Cameron, Camden, Richelle, Matia, and Jennah.
Hot lunch orders due Monday
Waffle lunch and ice cream party on Monday
Read for at least 20 minutes over the weekend
Feb. 2, 2012 Today is Groundhog day!!! We had lots of fun predicting if the groundhog saw his shadow. We found out that Shubenacadie Sam did not see his shadow, which traditionally means spring is on the way! Today we also started cursive writing. We practiced the letters c and a. The students really enjoyed it.
Congrats to Richelle, Matia, Sierra, Isaac and Jennah who moved to a new mental math level today!!! Everyone else continues to make great progress!
Hot lunch orders are going home and are due back on Monday
Math homework (review of Unit 3) is due back tomorrow
Read
Jan. 31, 2012 Mickayla is the Student of the Week!! Today we want to congratulate the following people for moving on in mental math: Sierra, Jenna, Cameron, Jennah, Carter We had a great day celebrating the Chinese New Year. Students had a chance to eat some Chinese food with chopsticks as well as some cookies. In the afternoon, students exchanged red envelopes with good luck coins in them with a student from another grade. We ended the celebration with a parade around the gym with the dragons we made in class.
Math homework going home today will be due back on Friday
No spelling this week
Read- any guided reading books at home should be back at school
Jan. 26, 2012 Congratulations to Jennah, Courtney, Matia, Sierra, Richelle, and Mickayla who have moved on to the next level in mental math!!!! Way To Go!!!
Literacy night tonight from 6 to 7 p.m.
Spelling test tomorrow
Read
Jan. 25, 2012 Big congratulations to Carter who was chosen as the Star Student for the month of January Also congrats to Camden who is the Student of the Week
We are continuing to learn and celebrate the Chinese New Year. We have been making crafts and learning about various traditions. Students have practiced writing the numbers to 10 as well as writing their names in Chinese.
I wanted to recognize each day the students who have made improvements in their daily mental math. Today we wanted to celebrate these students who have moved on to the next level: Jenna, Mickayla, Camden, and Cameron!!! Great job!! I will try to remember to post each day. All students are making progress in their daily timed tests, so great job to everyone!!
Guided Reading books tomorrow
Practice math facts (subtraction)
Jan. 23, 2012 This week we are celebrating Chinese New Year and our spelling words for the week are related to the Chinese New Year. In math we have started subtracting two digit numbers and any extra practice at home would be great. We are also spending time studying the map of Canada and any review on the location of our provinces and territories would be appreciated. There are 2 groups with slightly different spelling words this week. Spelling words: 1) monkey, rooster, zodiac, moon, Chinese, China, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake 2) monkey, rooster, dog, pig, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake
Students are taking home several notes regarding the mix up with hot lunch orders. They have an order form that needs to be brought back tomorrow ( it is marked on the top) if they are ordering for this week and the other form is for next weeks lunch.
Family literacy night-Thursday from 6-7 p.m.
HWF due Thursday
Spelling tests are going home and are to be corrected if necessary. Students who used a capital incorrectly will need to fix this. I have recorded if they made a mistake with using a capital where it wasn't needed and the errors they made in spelling.
Read
Jan. 17, 2012 Sorry I have been forgetting to update the wiki on a regular basis! We spent time today discussing the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. and how he helped change the world.
Spelling words for the week: way, these, niece, might, show, float, brain, mean, close, tried, cube, uniform, stayed, price, usually
Students went home with a 2 page double sided spelling assisgnment due Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday
Students are now working on estimating differences. We are working on rounding numbers. We have discussed different ways of rounding numbers to get the difference. If you would like the textbook to see the strategies taught in class, please let me know.
Jan. 9, 2012 Welcome Back!!! Spelling Words: as, all, say, yes, yell, sell, save, vase, seal, sale, yells, alley, alleys, valley, valleys Students were asked to choose 5 of their spelling words and write 5 sentences as well as put their spelling words in alphabetical order-due Friday Study addition facts to 20 Read-any Guided Reading books at home, please send in Library tomorrow Hot lunch orders due tomorrow Dec. 14, 2011
Take notes home- church note and Thumbody booklets
Practice concert songs-Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Up On The Housetop, Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
Guided reading books-read and take back tomorrow
Dec. 12, 2011
Food items for the food bank and cat/dog food
Read and practice math facts
No Homework Folder this week or spelling
Note going home explaining IXL math website that can be used at school and home. Students were all given a username and password. Some of the content in the Gr. 3 section is a bit too advanced for the class, so I have told the class they can also practice on the Gr. 2 section for addition of 2 digit numbers. I will send more information home at a later date.
Dec. 7th, 2011
Seasons Greetings! There will be no homework this week aside from spelling words, reading nightly and practicing math facts due to families being busy getting ready for the holiday.
Students should have brought home a name of who they have choosen for Secret Santa. Please let me know if you have any questions. Gifts should be in by Dec. 19th and we will exchange presents on Dec. 20th.
I will be posting the lyrics to our Christmas concert songs on the wiki as soon as I can so students can practice at home.
Please send in any items for the food bank and/or pet food for the SPCA
Nov. 28, 2011 I have been out a few days here and there lately. My father-in-law has had some serious complications from a major surgery and we almost lost him, but he is starting to recover and we are hoping the worst is over. I also had surgery last Tuesday and needed to take some time off to recover. I will have some follow up appointments regarding the surgery and will miss a couple of days this week and next week. I am so thankful that Ms. Mitchell has been here with the supply teacher to keep the class in order and her knowledge of the class routines has been so great while I have been out.
HWF due Thursday- practice math facts and read
School trip on Thursday to Ross Museum-will be back around lunch
Study spelling words
No.v 16, 2011
Homework Folder due tomorrow-math sheet, reading log and math facts-please fill out both sheets each week.
Read for at least 15 minutes
Practice math facts- sums up to 15
Parent teacher Thurs. evening and Fri. morning
Congrats to Carter and Cameron who moved up a level in their mental math!!!
Nov. 14th No school Friday due to parent teacher Report card envelopes signed and returned back to school No spelling words this week due to the short week Practice addition facts-sums to 15 Read for at least 15 minutes per night and record in reading log Nov. 7, 2011 Class trip to the Ganong Nature Park tomorrow Hwf folder has a math note that needs to be signed and returned with homework Spelling words were 12 Remembrance Day related words that students choose. They choose words that they didn't know how to spell and will be tested on Thursday. Oct. 19, 2011 Lice has been reported in the school and notices have gone home with information on how best to treat lice. Please check heads nightly to ensure we keep it under control. Spelling test tomorrow Read
Due to issues with the photocopier on Monday, homework was not handed out. Students were asked to continue to read and practice their addition facts to 15.
Oct. 11, 2011
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend. We have so much to be thankful for. I was away on Friday, so I wasn't able to get homework marked over the weekend and will have it marked with this weeks work. Students will be coming home with a double sided math page and a note explaining our new unit on large numbers. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Spelling words for the week: us, use, seal, sane, lane, able, sink, blink, insane, usable, unable, unseal, unsinkable
Spelling test on Fri and HWF (homework folder) due on Fri due to the short week.
Hot lunch orders went home today and are due next Monday
Oct. 5, 2011**
Math test tomorrow-pattern unit-textbooks were sent home to review the unit and homework was completing the unit review
Bring back your textbook tomorrow
$2 for Terry Fox Run on Friday
Read and record on sheet
Oct. 4, 2011 Spelling words for the week: in, hip, hop, shop, ship, snip, spin, sing, sign, ping, pong, song, hippo, hopping, shopping
Math test on patterns on Thursday. Student textbooks going home for review and need to be back each day but can go home after school
Read and record in sheet
Sept. 28, 2011 Thanks to Jennah's family for bringing in their two beautiful dogs for the class to see today! They were so well behaved and the class really loved them!!
Homework is due tomorrow
Study spelling words
Practice addition facts
Read
Sept. 26, 2011 What a beautiful day!! Hard to believe we are in fall! I forgot the homework folders at home today, so I am just sending home homework stapled together. The spelling words are stapled to the homework and can be removed to study on Thursday evening. Spelling words for the week: tie, die, dies, side, tide, dear, tear, stare, dries, sister, resist, disaster
Take homework home
School pictures Oct. 7
practice addition facts and record on sheet
read each night and record on sheet
Sept. 22, 2011
Check heads for lice, it is in the area so be cautious
I believe if you hit Control and click it should take you to the document or simply click on the link and it will take you there. Sept. 21, 2011
HWF due tomorrow
spelling test tomorrow
test signed-make corrections-each word wrong gets written 5 times
read and record in reading log
no school on Friday
www.spellingcity.com is a great website that students can use to practice their spelling words
Today we spent some time talking about maps during Social Studies class. We looked at various different maps and also spent time looking at the map of Canada
Sept. 20, 2011
Read-record book and time in your reading log
Practice addition facts-record in log
School pictures Oct. 7th
Sept. 19, 2011 There will be some information going home today regarding strategies you can use at home when discussing what your child is reading and writing. Students will be coming home with the following spelling words: again, because, could, favorite, have, into, off, people, said, they, until very, want, who
Math homework-pattern sheet and practice addition facts up to 6 + 10- work on them each night
Read for at least 15 minutes each night
Hot lunch orders going home due Monday
Sept. 13,2011
Math due tomorrow
Empty cereal box for book box-if you have a spare large one please send it in, if not no worries
Book orders due Sept. 22
Read-Raz Kids
Sept. 12, 2011 I hope everyone had a nice weekend. The weather turned out to be beautiful this afternoon! Spelling words for the week: at it in tin tan ant act cat can tint tact can’t attic intact Titanic Some students may have slightly different lists
I also sent home a note explaining this week's homework, which is mostly math. I have a parent letter that explains the unit we are working on in patterns as well as an activity sheet.
Sept. 9, 2011 We had a great hotdog barbeque today, the weather was so nice and we got to play for a few extra minutes outside. Today we also looked at our first unit in math, Patterns. We started by creating growing or increasing patterns. Great job to Sierra, Mickayla and Jenna for each getting a Harbour Seal Award and a small prize. They will each take home a certificate to show their families what they did! Please read over the weekend for at least 15 minutes each night. Have a great weekend and see you on Monday! Sept. 8, 2011
Free hotdog tomorrow for lunch
Chickadee slip going home to be signed and returned-please check yes or no for your child to recieve a free prize
Read for at least 15 minutes
Welcome to a new school year!!! I am so excited to get started and can't wait for the learning to begin! I want to encourage you to check this site regularly for updates on homework and happenings in the classroom. Feel free to e-mail me at karen.doiron@nbed.nb.ca Looking forward to a great year! Mrs. Doiron (Mrs. D) There will be no homework for the first week of school. I will ask that notes that went home to be signed be returned this week. Hot lunch order forms are due back on Monday.
To see if they are understanding what they have read you could ask them the order of what happened in the story, who the characters were (if any), what they liked about the story, etc. We want to ensure that the students are understanding what they are reading. We are teaching them about "Checking for Understanding" and they should be able to tell you about it. We have taught them to go back and reread any part of the book they are not understanding or remembering.
Nov. 4, 2010
Starting Monday, Nov. 15th I will be starting after school help sessions in math. They will run from 2:15 until 3:00 pm. We will be reviewing concepts taught in class and also mental math strategies. It will be a good opportunity for some extra one on one help. If a help session is cancelled I will try and let students know the Friday before the session. I will be sending home a permission slip for parents to sign.
Our class has been practicing a poem for our Remembrance Day service next week. I will also send a copy home, but I will put it here as well in case it gets lost.
Response to "In Flanders’ Fields"
In Flanders’ fields the conflict grew The din the noise the cannons threw Havoc let loose rages around The death denouncing trumpet sound
The combat deepens on the brave With rush to glory or the grave Blood stains the earth where you lie Blood-red the poppy blooms In Flanders’s Fields
We have a promise we need to keep To all in Flanders who lie asleep We take the torch the poppy red And wear in honour of our dead!
Have we learned the lessons taught? For those who died was not for naught In Flanders Field
Agenda: Spelling test tomorrow Read 15 minutes
Nov. 10,2010
I have been out sick since Friday, so today was my first day back with the class since then, so that is why the wiki hasn't been updated.
We had our Remembrance Day service here at the school and the students in all classes did well.
Agenda:
1. HWF due Friday-MATH -EXTRA PRACTICE 1 sheetin
2. Read 20 minutes-stop at every second page and CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING-EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS TO PARENTS- I just read about......." and if you don't know, go back and read again.
Nov. 15, 2010
Spelling words for the week:
in
inn
tin
ten
net
teen
tent
rent
tire
inner
enter
entire
intent
internet
Report cards are going home today. Please send back the envelopes as we need them for the rest of the year. Homework will be different this week. I am asking the students to make any corrections they need to on their math test and return the corrected test back to me on Thursday. I have gone over with them what I expected and for most it is just the wording when describing a pattern. For example: instead of saying add two each time, they should say: start at _ and then add two each time, or start at _ and increase/decrease by 2 each time. For L.A.-students can take home their spelling notebooks and write their spelling words in alphabetical order and then order them by the number of syllables in each word. They can just put them under the headings: 1 syllable, 2 syllables, etc. I did go over what I wanted them to do and drew a chart on the board to show them how to organize it.
Students went home with several notes today. One being a reading campaign that we are starting today. Parents can record the number of books students are reading at home and then send the booklet in to the school on Monday. I will be tallying the numbers and it will be sent off to see how we are doing. If we do well, our school can earn prizes.
School fundraiser info went home
Hot lunch orders and book orders went home
Nov. 16th
Library books for tomorrow
Practice concert song
Report card envelopes back
Bring guided reading book home and back on Thursday
Extra math help starting Nov. 22nd- 2:15-3:00pm
November 22, 2010
Spelling Words for the week:
one, rob, sob, rose, nose, hose, horn, born, none, bore, shore, snore, ignore, boring, nosier, senior, neighbors
There is an excellent website that we went on this morning and here is the link to try: www.spellingcity.com
The students loved it and it has a test me, teach me section where students can enter their words and then they take a test. After the test they can play games using their words. I would love it if students played on this website a couple of times before the test.
Agenda:
L.A. and Math HWF's are going home and due back on THURSDAY
Hot lunch orders going home
Study spelling words
Please record your reading in your Leap Frog booklet-I only got in 7 of them today, so our total will not be very high.
Read 20 minutes
Nov.25th
Students should be recording in Leap Frog booklets each night and bringing the booklets back on Monday so we can send in our totals to the website. The website if you are interested is: http://www.millionbookchallenge.com/national-totals.html
Students can go on www.spellingcity.com to practice working with their spelling words before the test tomorrow.
Students should be practicing their Christmas concert songs at home. I have already sent home copies of the songs for them to use. You can also go to the Donna and Andy website to see the lyrics and hear the songs. Here is the link: http://www.redcastlepublishing.com/christmastime.html
It has the lyrics to our songs Christmas A to Z (Grade 3 song) and Its Christmas Time (Grades 3,4,and 5 together)
Nov, 26, 2010
Students should PLEASE BRING IN THEIR LEAP FROG READINIG BOOKS ON MONDAY SO WE CAN SEND IN THE RESULTS.
PRACTICE CHRISTMAS SONGS-SHEETS WITH THE LYRICS WENT HOME EARLIER AND THE LYRICS AND MUSIC CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://www.redcastlepublishing.com/christmastime.html
Nov. 29th
Agenda:
Study spelling words--
Please bring in any used toys/books for our toy sale next week-all proceeds going to charityPractice all 3 Christmas songs (copies of all 3 songs went home-last one Silent Night went home today)Spelling test tomorrowSurveys due Dec. 10thRead and record in Leap** Frog
Dec. 3, 2010
Agenda:
Read and record in Leap Frog--bring in on Monday please so the totals can be sent away
Practice 3 Christmas songs
Bring in any used toys/books for the toy sale--a big THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE DONATED ALREADY!!!
Next week will be the last week for HWF going home until the New Year!! I realize families are busy getting ready for the holidays and the students are involved in church plays and other activities. I will just send math HWF next week as well as spelling words.
We will be doing a Secret Santa gift exchange in the classroom this year if all are interested. More details will go home next week. Students will be buying a small gift (around $5) for another student in the class. They have to keep secret who they are buying for.
Dec. 7,2010
Please see notes that went home regarding change in early dismissal and Secret Santa. If you feel as though your child will not want to participate in this, please let me know and I can make other arrangements. Gifts are not to be more than $5, and can be 1 gift or a few small items that add up to $5.
Homework for this week will only be math textbook work--Pages 76 and 77 #1,2,3,4,5, 6, and 9. It is due on Friday of this week
No spelling words this week
Students should be practicing their Christmas concert songs--lyrics were sent home and are also in the links above.
A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO SENT IN USED TOYS AND BOOKS!! WE HOPE TO HAVE THE TOY SALE ON FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY ONE NEXT WEEK!!!!!
Dec. 16, 2010
STUDENTS WILL NEED TO WEAR BLUE TOMORROW TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR NO BULLYING
THERE WILL BE A FREE TURKEY DINNER TOMORROW
READ AND RECORD IN LEAP FROG BOOK
THERE IS A GREAT WEBSITE FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE BASIC FRENCH TERMS-http://www.quia.com/shared/french/. We have been working on numbers and letters of the alphabet and basic french terms
Students should be practicing their concert songs
Secret Santa gift exchange is Dec. 21-feel free to bring them in on Monday and I will distribute them on Tuesday so no one will know their identidy until we reveal it.
Jan. 11, 2010
Math test on large numbers on Friday
Only homework for the week is to work on page 76 and 77 # 7,8, 10,11,12 and review for math test. Due Fri
- Drama-Thursday and Friday until 3:15
- Math homework and word problem quiz on Friday
- Read and practice math facts (practice on www.ixl.com) and Raz-Kids for reading practice
March 26, 2013Math tests signed and corrected
Read for 20 minutes
Practice multiplication facts
Note going home
March 11, 2013
Welcome back from March Break! I hope it was a restful one for your family.
The photocopier is broken today, but should be working tomorrow. Many students will be going home without homework.
Spelling words: green, shamrock, March, rainbow, treasure, coins, magic, small, leprechaun
Feb. 27, 2013- Backwards Day and blizzard day
- Drama Thursday
- Practice multiplication (x) tables up to 5 x 5 for Gr. 3, Gr. 4- up to 9 x 9
- Read
- HWF due tomorrow
- Math tests signed and corrected
Feb. 21, 2013Math test rewrite test tomorrow- Unit 3- addition and subtraction-Gr.3 students who are writing for a higher mark.
Spelling test Friday--buy, by, didn't, doesn't, general, governor, one, something, sometimes, unhappiness, winner, won, your, you're
Read
Study multiplication facts (Gr. 3-up to 5 x5, Gr. 4- 9 x 9)
Jan. 30, 2013Sorry it has been so long, but there were some problems getting logged in to the site. I will try to write as often as I can.
-Spelling test Friday-new, knew, about, especially, except, know, no, really, then, usually, what, myself, probably, friendly most students have this list for the week. Some students do have a slightly different list and their words will also be in their agenda
-Study math facts-Gr. 3-subtraction, Gr. 4-multiplication
-Great website for spelling--www.spellingcity.com
-Read-record in HWF
Oct. 3, 2012
Spelling words for the week: again, because, car, clock, could, favorite, have, into, jump, kick, make, off, people, said, they, until, very, want, who.
Not all students have the same list, but many have a variety of these words
Agenda:
Practice addition facts-let me know if you need practice sheets
Read 15 minutes
Magazine subscription forms going home*please sign even if you don't plan to get the magazine because the class will still get a subscription if they are returned.
Sept. 13, 2012**
- Meet the Teacher tonight from 6:00-7:30
- Read for 15 minutes
Today Grade Three started a Science unit on Soils. We will be examining various types of soils next week .Sept. 11, 2012
Sept. 10, 2012
Welcome to a new year!! As you have likely heard, we are now a Grade 3/4 split class due to the Grade 4/5 class having reached their maximum numbers. Our class now has 16 students, consisting of 12 Grade 3 students and 4 Grade 4 students. I look forward to an enjoyable year together!
- There will be no homework assisgned this week, but I do ask that students read for at least 15 minutes each night. I will be sending home a recording sheet each week that they can use to record what they have been reading.
- Students should be bringing home their proofs from picture day today. Payments are due back on Sept. 17th.
Feb. 9, 2012The following students are moving on in their timed tests: Emily, Mickayla, Cameron, and Jenna.
Math test tomorrow!! Students should be reviewing all concepts taught in Unit 3- Addition and Subtraction. There is a big focus on mental math in this unit. Lessons 10,11 and 12 are also very important. The book teaches several strategies for mental math as well as addition and subtraction.
Feb. 6, 2012
Congratulations to the following students for moving on to the next level in their timed tests: Sierra, Mickayla, Isaac, Emily, Courtney, and Richelle
Students are going home with several notes today- one is regarding our math test on Friday. Students are taking home their textbooks and can keep them to study for the week. I will project the textbook on the Smartboard in class for our class work this week. Books can come back on Friday as well as their homework. Math homework is on page 127 questions 9-16
- Spelling words for the week are: at, an, man, mat, tam, tan, ant, aunt, tuna, into, unit, union, mount, nation, amount, mountain
Feb. 3, 2012Congratulations to Courtney for being selected as Star Student!!! She will have the pizza and waffle lunch on Monday!
Students moving on in their timed tests are: Sierra, Cameron, Camden, Richelle, Matia, and Jennah.
- Hot lunch orders due Monday
- Waffle lunch and ice cream party on Monday
- Read for at least 20 minutes over the weekend
Feb. 2, 2012Today is Groundhog day!!! We had lots of fun predicting if the groundhog saw his shadow. We found out that Shubenacadie Sam did not see his shadow, which traditionally means spring is on the way! Today we also started cursive writing. We practiced the letters c and a. The students really enjoyed it.
- Congrats to Richelle, Matia, Sierra, Isaac and Jennah who moved to a new mental math level today!!! Everyone else continues to make great progress!
- Hot lunch orders are going home and are due back on Monday
- Math homework (review of Unit 3) is due back tomorrow
- Read
Jan. 31, 2012Mickayla is the Student of the Week!!
Today we want to congratulate the following people for moving on in mental math: Sierra, Jenna, Cameron, Jennah, Carter
We had a great day celebrating the Chinese New Year. Students had a chance to eat some Chinese food with chopsticks as well as some cookies. In the afternoon, students exchanged red envelopes with good luck coins in them with a student from another grade. We ended the celebration with a parade around the gym with the dragons we made in class.
- Math homework going home today will be due back on Friday
- No spelling this week
- Read- any guided reading books at home should be back at school
Jan. 26, 2012Congratulations to Jennah, Courtney, Matia, Sierra, Richelle, and Mickayla who have moved on to the next level in mental math!!!! Way To Go!!!
- Literacy night tonight from 6 to 7 p.m.
- Spelling test tomorrow
- Read
Jan. 25, 2012Big congratulations to Carter who was chosen as the Star Student for the month of January
Also congrats to Camden who is the Student of the Week
- We are continuing to learn and celebrate the Chinese New Year. We have been making crafts and learning about various traditions. Students have practiced writing the numbers to 10 as well as writing their names in Chinese.
- I wanted to recognize each day the students who have made improvements in their daily mental math. Today we wanted to celebrate these students who have moved on to the next level: Jenna, Mickayla, Camden, and Cameron!!! Great job!! I will try to remember to post each day. All students are making progress in their daily timed tests, so great job to everyone!!
- Guided Reading books tomorrow
- Practice math facts (subtraction)
Jan. 23, 2012This week we are celebrating Chinese New Year and our spelling words for the week are related to the Chinese New Year. In math we have started subtracting two digit numbers and any extra practice at home would be great. We are also spending time studying the map of Canada and any review on the location of our provinces and territories would be appreciated.
There are 2 groups with slightly different spelling words this week.
Spelling words:
1) monkey, rooster, zodiac, moon, Chinese, China, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake
2) monkey, rooster, dog, pig, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake
- Students are taking home several notes regarding the mix up with hot lunch orders. They have an order form that needs to be brought back tomorrow ( it is marked on the top) if they are ordering for this week and the other form is for next weeks lunch.
- Family literacy night-Thursday from 6-7 p.m.
- HWF due Thursday
- Spelling tests are going home and are to be corrected if necessary. Students who used a capital incorrectly will need to fix this. I have recorded if they made a mistake with using a capital where it wasn't needed and the errors they made in spelling.
- Read
Jan. 17, 2012Sorry I have been forgetting to update the wiki on a regular basis!
We spent time today discussing the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. and how he helped change the world.
- Spelling words for the week: way, these, niece, might, show, float, brain, mean, close, tried, cube, uniform, stayed, price, usually
- Students went home with a 2 page double sided spelling assisgnment due Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday
- Students are now working on estimating differences. We are working on rounding numbers. We have discussed different ways of rounding numbers to get the difference. If you would like the textbook to see the strategies taught in class, please let me know.
Jan. 9, 2012Welcome Back!!!
Spelling Words: as, all, say, yes, yell, sell, save, vase, seal, sale, yells, alley, alleys, valley, valleys
Students were asked to choose 5 of their spelling words and write 5 sentences as well as put their spelling words in alphabetical order-due Friday
Study addition facts to 20
Read-any Guided Reading books at home, please send in
Library tomorrow
Hot lunch orders due tomorrow
Dec. 14, 2011
- Take notes home- church note and Thumbody booklets
- Practice concert songs-Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Up On The Housetop, Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
- Guided reading books-read and take back tomorrow
Dec. 12, 2011- Food items for the food bank and cat/dog food
- Read and practice math facts
- No Homework Folder this week or spelling
- Note going home explaining IXL math website that can be used at school and home. Students were all given a username and password. Some of the content in the Gr. 3 section is a bit too advanced for the class, so I have told the class they can also practice on the Gr. 2 section for addition of 2 digit numbers. I will send more information home at a later date.
Dec. 7th, 2011- Seasons Greetings! There will be no homework this week aside from spelling words, reading nightly and practicing math facts due to families being busy getting ready for the holiday.
- Students should have brought home a name of who they have choosen for Secret Santa. Please let me know if you have any questions. Gifts should be in by Dec. 19th and we will exchange presents on Dec. 20th.
- I will be posting the lyrics to our Christmas concert songs on the wiki as soon as I can so students can practice at home.
- Please send in any items for the food bank and/or pet food for the SPCA
Nov. 28, 2011I have been out a few days here and there lately. My father-in-law has had some serious complications from a major surgery and we almost lost him, but he is starting to recover and we are hoping the worst is over. I also had surgery last Tuesday and needed to take some time off to recover. I will have some follow up appointments regarding the surgery and will miss a couple of days this week and next week. I am so thankful that Ms. Mitchell has been here with the supply teacher to keep the class in order and her knowledge of the class routines has been so great while I have been out.
No.v 16, 2011
Nov. 14th
No school Friday due to parent teacher
Report card envelopes signed and returned back to school
No spelling words this week due to the short week
Practice addition facts-sums to 15
Read for at least 15 minutes per night and record in reading log
Nov. 7, 2011
Class trip to the Ganong Nature Park tomorrow
Hwf folder has a math note that needs to be signed and returned with homework
Spelling words were 12 Remembrance Day related words that students choose. They choose words that they didn't know how to spell and will be tested on Thursday.
Oct. 19, 2011
Lice has been reported in the school and notices have gone home with information on how best to treat lice. Please check heads nightly to ensure we keep it under control.
Spelling test tomorrow
Read
Due to issues with the photocopier on Monday, homework was not handed out. Students were asked to continue to read and practice their addition facts to 15.
Oct. 11, 2011
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend. We have so much to be thankful for. I was away on Friday, so I wasn't able to get homework marked over the weekend and will have it marked with this weeks work. Students will be coming home with a double sided math page and a note explaining our new unit on large numbers. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Spelling words for the week: us, use, seal, sane, lane, able, sink, blink, insane, usable, unable, unseal, unsinkable
Spelling test on Fri and HWF (homework folder) due on Fri due to the short week.
Hot lunch orders went home today and are due next Monday
Oct. 5, 2011**
- Math test tomorrow-pattern unit-textbooks were sent home to review the unit and homework was completing the unit review
- Bring back your textbook tomorrow
- $2 for Terry Fox Run on Friday
- Read and record on sheet
Oct. 4, 2011Spelling words for the week: in, hip, hop, shop, ship, snip, spin, sing, sign, ping, pong, song, hippo, hopping, shopping
- Math test on patterns on Thursday. Student textbooks going home for review and need to be back each day but can go home after school
- Read and record in sheet
Sept. 28, 2011Thanks to Jennah's family for bringing in their two beautiful dogs for the class to see today! They were so well behaved and the class really loved them!!
- Homework is due tomorrow
- Study spelling words
- Practice addition facts
- Read
Sept. 26, 2011What a beautiful day!! Hard to believe we are in fall! I forgot the homework folders at home today, so I am just sending home homework stapled together. The spelling words are stapled to the homework and can be removed to study on Thursday evening.
Spelling words for the week: tie, die, dies, side, tide, dear, tear, stare, dries, sister, resist, disaster
- Take homework home
- School pictures Oct. 7
- practice addition facts and record on sheet
- read each night and record on sheet
Sept. 22, 2011- Check heads for lice, it is in the area so be cautious
- No school tomorrow- teacher meetings
- Read
- Take notes home-literacy notes
- Spelling test signed and corrected
Students went home today with literacy information on 11 x 17 paper. Please read it as it contains valuable information regarding skills that are important for Grade Three. I did my best to enlarge it and make a readable copy, but it still came out a bit fuzzy. I will post the link for the document here so you can access it more clearly.http://www.gnb.ca/0000/publications/curric/Understanding%20Provincial%20Achievement%20Standards%20in%20Reading%20and%20Writing%20-%20Grade%20Three.pdf
I believe if you hit Control and click it should take you to the document or simply click on the link and it will take you there.
Sept. 21, 2011
- HWF due tomorrow
- spelling test tomorrow
- test signed-make corrections-each word wrong gets written 5 times
- read and record in reading log
- no school on Friday
www.spellingcity.com is a great website that students can use to practice their spelling wordsToday we spent some time talking about maps during Social Studies class. We looked at various different maps and also spent time looking at the map of Canada
Sept. 20, 2011
- Read-record book and time in your reading log
- Practice addition facts-record in log
- School pictures Oct. 7th
Sept. 19, 2011There will be some information going home today regarding strategies you can use at home when discussing what your child is reading and writing.
Students will be coming home with the following spelling words:
again, because, could, favorite, have, into, off, people, said, they, until very, want, who
- Math homework-pattern sheet and practice addition facts up to 6 + 10- work on them each night
- Read for at least 15 minutes each night
- Hot lunch orders going home due Monday
Sept. 13,2011Sept. 12, 2011
I hope everyone had a nice weekend. The weather turned out to be beautiful this afternoon!
Spelling words for the week:
at it in tin tan ant act cat can tint tact can’t attic intact Titanic
Some students may have slightly different lists
I also sent home a note explaining this week's homework, which is mostly math. I have a parent letter that explains the unit we are working on in patterns as well as an activity sheet.
Sept. 9, 2011
We had a great hotdog barbeque today, the weather was so nice and we got to play for a few extra minutes outside.
Today we also looked at our first unit in math, Patterns. We started by creating growing or increasing patterns.
Great job to Sierra, Mickayla and Jenna for each getting a Harbour Seal Award and a small prize. They will each take home a certificate to show their families what they did!
Please read over the weekend for at least 15 minutes each night. Have a great weekend and see you on Monday!
Sept. 8, 2011
- Free hotdog tomorrow for lunch
- Chickadee slip going home to be signed and returned-please check yes or no for your child to recieve a free prize
- Read for at least 15 minutes
Welcome to a new school year!!! I am so excited to get started and can't wait for the learning to begin! I want to encourage you to check this site regularly for updates on homework and happenings in the classroom. Feel free to e-mail me at karen.doiron@nbed.nb.caLooking forward to a great year!
Mrs. Doiron (Mrs. D)
There will be no homework for the first week of school. I will ask that notes that went home to be signed be returned this week. Hot lunch order forms are due back on Monday.
To see if they are understanding what they have read you could ask them the order of what happened in the story, who the characters were (if any), what they liked about the story, etc. We want to ensure that the students are understanding what they are reading. We are teaching them about "Checking for Understanding" and they should be able to tell you about it. We have taught them to go back and reread any part of the book they are not understanding or remembering.
Nov. 4, 2010
Starting Monday, Nov. 15th I will be starting after school help sessions in math. They will run from 2:15 until 3:00 pm. We will be reviewing concepts taught in class and also mental math strategies. It will be a good opportunity for some extra one on one help. If a help session is cancelled I will try and let students know the Friday before the session. I will be sending home a permission slip for parents to sign.
Our class has been practicing a poem for our Remembrance Day service next week. I will also send a copy home, but I will put it here as well in case it gets lost.
Response to "In Flanders’ Fields"
In Flanders’ fields the conflict grew
The din the noise the cannons threw
Havoc let loose rages around
The death denouncing trumpet sound
The combat deepens on the brave
With rush to glory or the grave
Blood stains the earth where you lie
Blood-red the poppy blooms
In Flanders’s Fields
We have a promise we need to keep
To all in Flanders who lie asleep
We take the torch the poppy red
And wear in honour of our dead!
Have we learned the lessons taught?
For those who died was not for naught
In Flanders Field
Agenda:
Spelling test tomorrow
Read 15 minutes
Nov. 10,2010
I have been out sick since Friday, so today was my first day back with the class since then, so that is why the wiki hasn't been updated.
We had our Remembrance Day service here at the school and the students in all classes did well.
Agenda:
1. HWF due Friday-MATH -EXTRA PRACTICE 1 sheetin
2. Read 20 minutes-stop at every second page and CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING-EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS TO PARENTS- I just read about......." and if you don't know, go back and read again.
Nov. 15, 2010
Spelling words for the week:
in
inn
tin
ten
net
teen
tent
rent
tire
inner
enter
entire
intent
internet
Report cards are going home today. Please send back the envelopes as we need them for the rest of the year.
Homework will be different this week. I am asking the students to make any corrections they need to on their math test and return the corrected test back to me on Thursday. I have gone over with them what I expected and for most it is just the wording when describing a pattern. For example: instead of saying add two each time, they should say: start at _ and then add two each time, or start at _ and increase/decrease by 2 each time. For L.A.-students can take home their spelling notebooks and write their spelling words in alphabetical order and then order them by the number of syllables in each word. They can just put them under the headings: 1 syllable, 2 syllables, etc. I did go over what I wanted them to do and drew a chart on the board to show them how to organize it.
Nov. 16th
November 22, 2010
Spelling Words for the week:
one, rob, sob, rose, nose, hose, horn, born, none, bore, shore, snore, ignore, boring, nosier, senior, neighbors
There is an excellent website that we went on this morning and here is the link to try: www.spellingcity.com
The students loved it and it has a test me, teach me section where students can enter their words and then they take a test. After the test they can play games using their words. I would love it if students played on this website a couple of times before the test.
Agenda:
Nov.25th
- Students should be recording in Leap Frog booklets each night and bringing the booklets back on Monday so we can send in our totals to the website. The website if you are interested is: http://www.millionbookchallenge.com/national-totals.html
- Students can go on www.spellingcity.com to practice working with their spelling words before the test tomorrow.
Students should be practicing their Christmas concert songs at home. I have already sent home copies of the songs for them to use. You can also go to the Donna and Andy website to see the lyrics and hear the songs. Here is the link: http://www.redcastlepublishing.com/christmastime.htmlIt has the lyrics to our songs Christmas A to Z (Grade 3 song) and Its Christmas Time (Grades 3,4,and 5 together)
Nov, 26, 2010
Students should PLEASE BRING IN THEIR LEAP FROG READINIG BOOKS ON MONDAY SO WE CAN SEND IN THE RESULTS.
PRACTICE CHRISTMAS SONGS-SHEETS WITH THE LYRICS WENT HOME EARLIER AND THE LYRICS AND MUSIC CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://www.redcastlepublishing.com/christmastime.html
Nov. 29th
Agenda:
Dec. 3, 2010
Agenda:
Dec. 7,2010
A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO SENT IN USED TOYS AND BOOKS!! WE HOPE TO HAVE THE TOY SALE ON FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY ONE NEXT WEEK!!!!!
Dec. 16, 2010
Jan. 11, 2010
Math test on large numbers on Friday
Only homework for the week is to work on page 76 and 77 # 7,8, 10,11,12 and review for math test. Due Fri